Former Minnesota veterans commissioner, who resigned after ALS diagnosis, dies at 61
Larry Herke, who resigned a year ago as Minnesota Veterans Affairs commissioner after he was diagnosed with ALS, has died. He ...
Review: Husband-and-wife actors bring timeless love to life in “On Golden Pond” at Minnetonka Theatre
Long-married couple Jim Cada and Susanne Egli honor the roles made famous on film by Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn.
Analysis: Minnesota United aims to narrow player development gap
The Loons have built-in disadvantages because of Minnesota’s weather, but their new regime has placed a clear priority on ...
House GOP homes in on Walz’s time in China as it targets Beijing as chief adversary
Republicans have launched a probe into Walz’s ties to China, but some U.S.-China experts think it’s unlikely to go anywhere.
Conservative group asks FEC to probe effort to promote spoiler candidates
A secretive group that recruited retired and disabled supporters of Donald Trump to run as third-party spoiler candidates in some of the nation's most competitive congressional districts was accused ...
Analysis: What the Vikings’ Harrison Smith thinks about those pessimistic purple predictions
Vikings safety Harrison Smith is a veteran of 13 NFL seasons in Minnesota. He’s been here when the Vikings were “supposed” to stink. He’s been here when the Vikings were “supposed” to be great.
King of Onside Kick bypasses golden opportunity to go for it under new rules after Colts, Niners try
Sean Payton made the gutsiest call in Super Bowl history, ambushing Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts with a stunning onside kick coming out of halftime at Super Bowl 34 to nab the New Orleans ...
A glitch halts again Telesco the robot's attempt to get a sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor
Video feed issues halted on Tuesday the mission of a robot trying to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of the damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi ...
NHL training camps open with Swayman's status with the Bruins among the many questions
Sidney Crosby and Leon Draisaitl have their contract extensions, Paul Maurice and the Florida Panthers have the Stanley Cup and a brief but busy summer of moving and shaking is over.
Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026 race
The Boston Athletic Association has updated its qualifying times for the world's oldest annual marathon, asking most prospective competitors to run a 26.2-mile race five minutes faster than in recent ...
Florida State is college football's most disappointing team, and it's not even close
Few expected Florida State to run the table again in the Atlantic Coast Conference and coast into the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Not after losing quarterback Jordan Travis, running ...
Keeping children safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids
At what age should kids be on social media? Should they be on it at all? If they aren't, will they be social pariahs? Should parents monitor their conversations? Do parental controls work?